"-polis" meaning in Latin

See -polis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /po.lis/ [Classical], [pɔlʲɪs̠] [Classical], /po.lis/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [polis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|πόλις|t=city}} Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”) Head templates: {{head|la|suffix|genitive|-polis, -polēos, -polios|g=f}} -polis f (genitive -polis, -polēos, -polios) Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|-polis<3.navis>|acc_sg=-polem/-polim/-polin|gen_sg=-polis/-polēos/-polios}} Forms: -polis [genitive], -polēos [genitive], -polios [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -polis [nominative, singular], -polēs [nominative, plural], -polis [genitive, singular], -polēos [genitive, singular], -polios [genitive, singular], -polium [genitive, plural], -polī [dative, singular], -polibus [dative, plural], -polem [accusative, singular], -polim [accusative, singular], -polin [accusative, singular], -polēs [accusative, plural], -polīs [accusative, plural], -pole [ablative, singular], -polibus [ablative, plural], -polis [singular, vocative], -polēs [plural, vocative]
  1. Forms names of cities Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--polis-la-suffix-HQD-5a83 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Related terms: Amphipolis, Antipolis, Callipolis, Claudiopolis, cōmopolis, Cōnstantīnopolis, Decapolis, Eleutheropolis, Eupolis, Grātiānopolis, Hadriānopolis, hecatompolis, helepolis, Hierāpolis, Hyampolis, Hēliopolis, Hērācleopolis, Iōsēphopolis, Iūliopolis, Megalopolis, Mārciānopolis, mētropolis, Mētropolis, Neāpolis, Nīcopolis, Palaepolis, Parthenopolis, Pentapolis, Persepolis, Philippopolis, Plōtīnopolis, Scythopolis, Tripolis, Trājānopolis

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          "word": "Megalopolis"
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          "word": "Mārciānopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "mētropolis"
        },
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          "word": "Mētropolis"
        },
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      "word": "Eupolis"
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    },
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      "word": "Hadriānopolis"
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      "word": "helepolis"
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      "word": "Mētropolis"
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        "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation"
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